Cincinnati vs. The World 04.03.2013

Westwood’s 170-year-old Gamble House, the pink
Victorian mansion once inhabited by the inventor of Ivory soap, was
demolished after years of efforts by neighbors and preservationists to
keep the property alive. CINCINNATI -2

The worldwide illegal great ape trade is becoming more
sophisticated and organized, according to a new United Nations report,
which estimates that about 3,000 great apes are snatched from the wild
annually for trafficking. WORLD -2

P&G launched an elaborate marketing hoax on April
Fools’ Day, announcing new “bacon-flavored” Scope mouthwash to point out
how infatuated we as a culture are with bacon.

Cincinnati, once known as the bed bug capital of the U.S.,
appears to be losing its bad rap — according to a survey from the
University of Cincinnati’s Institute for Policy Research, 15 percent of
residents in 2012 had problems with bed bugs, compared to 22 percent in
2011. CINCINNATI +1

A National Rifle Association task force announced its “school safety” plan, which pushes to arm school teachers and employees. WORLD -1